Alexei Shirov vs Anatoly Karpov

Amber-blind 7th · 1998 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1-0 in 54 moves

The Game

White Alexei Shirov
Black Anatoly Karpov
Result 1-0
Event Amber-blind 7th
Site Monte Carlo
Round 3
Date 1998.03.15
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B17)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/3r1kP1/pR6/1b3R1P/5P2/1P4K1/8 b - - 0 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Nd7
  5. 5.Ng5 Ngf6
  6. 6.Bd3 e6
  7. 7.N1f3 Bd6
  8. 8.Qe2 h6
  9. 9.Ne4 Nxe4
  10. 10.Qxe4 Qc7
  11. 11.Qg4 Kf8
  12. 12.O-O c5
  13. 13.c3 b6
  14. 14.Re1 Bb7
  15. 15.h4 Rd8
  16. 16.Bd2 Nf6
  17. 17.Qh3 Bxf3
  18. 18.Qxf3 cxd4
  19. 19.cxd4 Qd7
  20. 20.a4 Be7
  21. 21.Bc3 Qd5
  22. 22.Qh3 Bd6
  23. 23.Re3 h5
  24. 24.Rae1 a5
  25. 25.Rf3 Rc8
  26. 26.Ba6 Rc7
  27. 27.Rd3 Ng4
  28. 28.Rd2 Rh6
  29. 29.Be2 Rg6
  30. 30.Bd3 Qa2
  31. 31.Bxg6 fxg6
  32. 32.Qf3+ Kg8
  33. 33.Qe4 Rxc3
  34. 34.d5 e5
  35. 35.Qxg6 Nf6
  36. 36.Qf5 Kh8
  37. 37.Qe6 Bb4
  38. 38.Red1 Rc5
  39. 39.Qxb6 Qxa4
  40. 40.Rd3 e4
  41. 41.Rd4 Rc2
  42. 42.Qd8+ Kh7
  43. 43.d6 Qd7
  44. 44.Qxd7 Nxd7
  45. 45.Rxe4 Rc8
  46. 46.g3 Rd8
  47. 47.Kg2 Kg6
  48. 48.f3 Kf6
  49. 49.Rd5 g6
  50. 50.g4 Nb6
  51. 51.Rb5 Rxd6
  52. 52.gxh5 Nd5
  53. 53.hxg6 Nf4+
  54. 54.Rxf4+

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